Analyst Rimvydas Valatka dismissed Gintautas Paluckas‘ idea of Social Democrat renewal, stating that the Social Democrats are an unneeded and obsolete political power. There never was a need for a leftist party in Lithuania, R. […]
A year ago citizens elected the new Seimas, driven by great expectations. While the majority talks of a vast number of achievements, their political opponents are sceptical of the things done, Lietuvos Žinios reported. Upon […]
Journalist Rimvydas Valatka said on Wednesday he had decided to leave the post of editor-in-chief at the Lithuanian national news agency ELTA after merely one day of work. […]
Journalist and reviewer Rimvydas Valatka has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Lithuanian national news agency ELTA, the company said on Monday. […]
The State Defence Council decided to send Lithuanian Special Forces to combat terrorists of the so-called Islamic State (IS). The decision is justified and politically important. It is a signal by Vilnius to its allies […]
Both the country’s elite and the public are unanimous in their perception of the most influential journalists. The list is topped by Edmundas Jakilaitis, Andrius Tapinas, Monika Garbačiauskaitė-Budrienė and Rimvydas Valatka. These are the results […]
Lithuania’s elite sees Edmundas Jakilaitis, the host of the public broadcaster LRT’s TV show Dėmesio Centre (In Focus), as the country’s most influential media figure, new portal Delfi.lt reported on Friday. […]
The first session of the new Seimas is coming to an end. However for now it would appear there have been more scandals and public fallings out than the promised positive changes. The LRT Television […]
The rhetoric of Prime Minister (PM) Saulius Skvernelis is massive and this politician did not make the jump from the General Police Commissioner to the Prime Minister’s level. This was said to LRT.lt by the […]
When looking at the political field for the last few days and the behaviour of the Prime Minister (PM) Saulius Skvernelis, political analysts say that he’s likely preparing for a higher post. Rimvydas Valatka and […]
The Lithuanian Farmer and Greens Union (LVŽS) and its leader Ramūnas Karbauskis have recently often spoken about the media attacking them being “corrupt”, though during the Seimas election campaign they spent almost twice as much […]
The first hundred days of the new Seimas which sparked hopes for change have been marked more by scandals and not by work. However political scientists note that three months is too brief a time […]
The coming 45th President of the United States of America Donald Trump could be the first to end up in a major conflict with his own country’s intelligence services. On Wednesday he did concede that Russia is the country which performed hacks of the Democrat party’s computer systems. He did not, however, admit that Vladimir Putin was aiming to influence election results in his favour. D. Trump also categorically denied reports from CNN and the Buzz Feed that V. Putin could have compromising information regarding Trump. […]
To imagine that journalist Rita Miliūtė could run for Seimas alongside Ramūnas Karbauskis would likely require a fall on the head from a height of two metres. Such is the evaluation of political analyst Rimvydas […]
The Lithuanian Social Democrat Party (LSDP), having been left third in the election, does not appear to be willing to let go of the reins of governance. Party leader, PM Algirdas Butkevičius stated that after […]
Social Democrat (LSDP) honorary chairman Aloyzas Sakalas makes no effort to sugarcoat his words. He has stated that after such election results Algirdas Butkevičius should resign as party chairman.“During Butkevičius’ term the Social Democrats have […]
With various party programmes being flooded with promises, gaffes and populism, experts note that despite some craftily concealed details and occasional errors, it has managed to avoid many of the populist promises and complaints marring […]
With the Labour Party’s glory days long past, its electoral programme is no longer meant to reflect reality, but to attract voters notes political analyst Rimvydas Valatka. He is echoed by the LRT.lt chief editor, […]
Speaking to LRT Radio, economist Gitanas Nausėda stated that one needs to have a strong imagination to call the Lithuanian Freedom Union’s (LLS) leader Artūras Zuokas a liberal. According to Nausėda many of the politician’s […]
With the Central Electoral Commission (VRK) requesting to cancel an interview with PM Algirdas Butkevičius in the LRT news show Laba Diena, Lietuva (Good day, Lithuania), citing a ban on politicians participating in Seimas elections from appearing on live television shows, there has been a backlash from a number of prominent media figures such as Edmundas Jakilaitis, Rimvydas Valatka and Aistė Žilinskienė. […]
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